Friday, May 13, 2011

The Life in The Studio

Sometimes when I go to my studio with fresh eyes, I see an organized mess of a huge quantity of beads living in what I call condos. These are transparent plastic cups stacked one on top of the other by color; with each color group of cups taking an area of around a foot. More beads live in organizer boxes, translucent so I can see inside, and stacked on top of each other. Of course each box holds one color and a big variety of beads made all over the world.

I was disappointed the last time I went shopping for beads not to see the African bead seller who in the past had sold me yellow beads with little stripes in red and green with some big holes and a string of straw that tied the whole thing together. It made me more aware than ever of the presence of human hands in the process of getting beads to a buyer. I loved the straw touch.

I have been working the whole winter on new pieces. Some more elaborate than others. I also expanded on a new line I created that holds three pendants at the base and is somewhat not as expensive compared to my all beaded pieces.

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The necklace is pewter with Carnelian beads along the neck part and a threesome pendant of natural quartz crystal in the middle, a carved leaf in redline marble, and on the other side a fire crackle agate. It looks really great and is easy to wear.

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Each day is a new day in my studio because we have been watching (with great delight) my daughter's cat Miso. I had to relocate some orchids I grow from upstairs, to the window of my studio downstairs to make room for him to access the other windows above. So now I have some greenery under the antique crystals in the painting part of my studio. It is a good addition and makes my soul sing.

4 comments:

Your jewelry is exquisite!!! I enjoyed seeing your work area and reading your comments. Mary, our jewelry teacher in Peru, would love to see how far you have developed your art.Tanya loves her "Micheline" masterpiece necklace I gave her on her birthday.

I just had a minute in my boring busy day, and wanted to tell you - every day I open my jewelry box to select the day's treasures to wear, I think of you - because I have such wonderful lovely treasures from you! and almost every day, I choose to adorn myself with your lovely art.Laura Reilly

About Me

Welcome to my new blog! I am an artist that has been painting in many mediums all my life. I make jewelry and write both prose and poetry. I have a great love of people, nature's immense beauty, the symbols, dreams and memory that speak to me; the sounds and feelings of living. My main thrust in life is "Sharing with others help all." May what I create contribute to your life as so many people do to mine.